Best Formulation Innovation
Winner
Dow AgroSciences – Ecozome
Shortlisted
DuPont Crop Protection –
Homogenous Granule Blends
for Crop Protection
Syngenta –
The formula M technology
W
hen reviewing the entries for Best Formualtions
Innovation, the judges were looking for the most
significant innovation in agrochemical or biopesticide product
The Winner’s Response
formulation in the past year. They wanted to see an innovation
that for instance, could lead to improved product efficacy
Dow AgroSciences is pleased and honored to accept this through enhanced delivery or targeting, improved user safety
prestigious Agrow Award recognizing our innovative EcoZome
TM
or reduced environmental impact.
new century formulation technology as the 2007 Best
Formulation Innovation. Such a technology is Dow AgroSciences’ EcoZome
which consists of sub-micron droplets of active ingredient
Our R&D and Commercial teams are jointly focused on dispersed in water and stabilized by a lamellar liquid crystal
developing a wide range of novel formulations and delivery coating. The technology maintains desirable efficacy
systems to extend further the customer value of our agricultural characteristics while reducing undesirable organic chemical
and urban pest management chemical solutions and EcoZome solvents and their associated issues such as odour, toxicity
technology represents a significant breakthrough to that end. and increased regulation.
Indeed, EcoZome technology is a proprietary system that
delivers favorable attributes for active ingredients presently EcoZome technology was first publicly introduced by
formulated as Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC) through reduction Dow AgroSciences in February 2007. This innovative new
of undesirable organic chemical solvents and their associated formulation technology is expected to create significant
issues such as odor, toxicity and increased regulation. opportunity through the development of improved
proprietary formulation of Dow AgroSciences’ insecticide,
The EcoZome technology will provide superior physical stability herbicide and fungicide active ingredients as well as
and dilution properties when compared to other multi-phase licensing to external patents.
formulations and has been shown to be extremely robust
and cost competitive compared to most other formulation
types. Dow AgroSciences has initiated numerous projects to
Photo: L-R: Dr Barry Thomas - BCPC; Andy Fowles - Dow
commercialize EcoZome formulations for our existing active
AgroSciences; Gyles Brandreth
ingredients and is engaged with several companies for licensure
of the technology.
Our goals and objectives with formulations and delivery systems
such as EcoZomes are aligned with both our business and our
sustainability goals for Dow AgroSciences as a Responsible
Care
TM
member within the Crop Protection Industry and this
award further validates this strategy. Again, we are delighted
that the judges have selected EcoZome as the 2007 Best
Formulation Innovation, and we gladly accept this award on
behalf of the scientists and business teams that made this
technology a reality.
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